Geomorphic mapboards are game boards that can be configured in different ways and reused to create different playing surfaces. The concept was introduced in Panzerblitz, though the number of configurations was low. Many tactical wargames use them, and they also appear in Robo Rally, Magic Realm, and some other German-style board games. Box art Panzerblitz is a tactical-scale board wargame of tank, artillery, and infantry combat set in the Eastern Front of the Second World War. ... Tactical wargames are wargames in which units range from individual vehicles and squads to platoons or companies, and are rated based on types and ranges of individual weaponry. ... Robo Rally® is a board game published by Wizards of the Coast. ... Magic Realm boardgame Magic Realm is a fantasy board game designed by Richard Hamblen and manufactured by Avalon Hill in 1979. ... German-style board games, also known as Euro games, designer games, family strategy games or hobby games, are games designed to appeal to both older children and adults. ...

The concept is embraced by Advanced Squad Leader (ASL), which has 60+ geomorphic mapboards as of 2006. ASL increases this flexibility with the addition of "overlays" to permit further changes to the playing area. Advanced Squad Leader 2nd Edition Rulebook Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) is a tactical level board wargame that simulates small unit actions of approximately company or battalion size in World War II. It is not simply a game, but rather a detailed game system for two or more players (with solitaire... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The mapboards are made geomorphic by using identical features along the edges of the maps, so that any two may be paired.